Yesterday morning I headed down to Denver for a quick trip. I had it all planned out as usual, down by 9:15, stop and see my Mom and back up by 11:30. The problem was the Universe had other plans. Just outside of Idaho Springs, after getting gas, traffic was stopped. There was an accident that blocked the road and no one was moving at all. After 15 minutes I managed to weave into the Express Lanes and then cut through the stopped cars and drive the wrong way up and on ramp to get off I-70. I then took the frontage road through Idaho Springs to skirt the mess. Next up, once I made it back on the highway, I noticed traffic going back up into the mountains was also stopped. Apparently there was a rock slide and those people too were going nowhere. So now I was in trouble. I had to pick Jagger up for baseball at 1 and I had his gear (bat and gloves) in my truck. Looking at my watch, I made the decision to abort my trip and head straight over to Highway 285. I was almost to Denver but knew if I went any further, I wouldn’t be back in time. So, I headed over to 285 and headed home the long way. I had to go through South Park and Fairplay and then over Hoosier Pass and down through Breckenridge before hooking back up with the highway and heading over Vail Pass to get Jag. This took me 2 and 1/2 hours instead of the normal hour and 15 minutes, but I made it with two minutes to spare!
Jag had two games which lasted from 3 until 7:30. He crushed one to Center field but it went right to the outfielder who caught it. The umpires called the game right when he was coming up to bat again due to it being too dark. It was freezing at the game!
This morning he and I are off to Aspen at 6:45 for the photo shoot. We’re not sure what to expect but will know soon. Ty went into town in the afternoon with some friends and then took in a movie.
Lori of course worked from about 8am until 6pm. It’s dry outside and warming up. We’re going down to Denver Saturday to see my Mom and run a few errands. I think Jag has two games in Grand Junction. Time to run and get our Super Model kid moving, ha. Full disclosure, once again, we have no idea what this is going to turn out to be, but we’ll see! GB